Unfortunately, we don't have control over what merchants are available. We can post only what our networks offer, and evidently, Hot Topic was removed for some unknown reason. Perhaps Hot Topic discontinued their affiliate program, or maybe there were issues between them and the network. If the network gets it back, though, we'll get it back, too, so keep your fingers crossed!

There's no specific schedule for when stores are added (or removed); it's just whenever our affiliate networks happen to send us something new (or remove something that's no longer valid). Sorry we can't be more specific, but it's not up to us!